dog's tongue

noun

The plant hound's tongue.

Meanings

noundog's tongue (plural dog's tongues)

plural dog's tongues

  1. The plant hound's tongue.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdogges-tonge
  2. Englishdog's tongue

From Middle English dogges-tonge. A variant of hound's tongue, which see.

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APA

dog's tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog's%20tongue

MLA

“dog's tongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog's%20tongue. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dog's tongue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog's%20tongue.

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